1# Convert all punctuation characters except '_', '*', and '.' into spaces.
2def depunctuate(s):
3	'''A docstring'''
4	"""Docstring 2"""
5	d = ""
6	for ch in s:
7		if ch in 'abcde':
8			d = d + ch
9		else:
10			d = d + " "
11	return d
12